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Nathan Cowley photo – Pexels By Aaron Earls Pastors and church leaders face a litany of issues and problems within their congregations and outside the church. But what are the top concerns of the average pastor? In their State of the Church 2020 project Barna gave pastors a list of possible challenges and asked them which … Continue reading “The 9 Greatest Concerns Pastors Have for Their Church”

Luis Quintero photo – Pexels By Juan Sanchez As our English-speaking multiethnic congregation embraces our mission to reach non-English speakers in our community and include them in our body as members upon a credible profession of faith and believer’s baptism, one of the principal questions we’re asking has been, “How do we gather for worship?”  … Continue reading “3 Questions to Ask About Multiethnic Worship Gatherings”

Pixabay photo – Pexels By Mike Harland I don’t remember the first time this thought crossed my mind, but somewhere along the way, I realized something significant about leading music in a church that changed the way I thought about my work. This realization still impacts me. We are not called to make music—we are … Continue reading “The Most Unsung Discipleship Tool in Our Churches”

James Wheeler photo – Pexels By Derwin L. Gray James was the half-brother of Jesus and, like most siblings, they had a complicated relationship. In Mark 3:21 (CSB) we see a difficult interaction they had: “When his family heard this, they set out to restrain him, because they said, ‘He’s out of his mind.’” Clearly, … Continue reading “3 Leadership Lessons from an Unlikely Follower of Jesus”

CDC photo – Unsplash By Daniel Im It seems like everyone is working a gig or side hustle. Okay, maybe not everyone, but close to half of the people I’ve met were part of the “gig economy.” And for the majority of them, these gigs weren’t their main source of income. A lot of them … Continue reading “7 Lies Infecting Culture and Spreading to Your Church”

kevin laminto photo – Unsplash By Greg Jao To many church leaders, high school and college students can be an enigma. Their heads are perpetually bowed, as if in prayer, over their smartphones. They seem verbally uncommunicative, often preferring to text rather than talk. Compounding the normal generation gaps every era experiences, this generation seems … Continue reading “10 Questions Churches Should Ask Their Gen Z Members”

Mario Gogh photo – Unsplash By Derwin L. Gray You’ve seen the arguments unfold in the comment sections of politically-charged Facebook posts or in Twitter threads. You’ve seen the pundits arguing on cable news television. Politics is a taboo subject we’re told to avoid talking about—around the dinner table and the conference room table. It’s … Continue reading “3 Ways the Church Can Promote Unity in a Politically Divided Culture”

Burst photo – Pexels By Matt Henslee A friend of mine recently shared a gripe on social media. These days that should come as no surprise, but this one hit home: As a bivocational pastor, one of the most hurtful comments I’ve heard over the years is this: ‘Oh, you’re just a part-time pastor?’” Bivocational … Continue reading “The Hidden Truth Behind Bivocational Ministry”

Lukas Rychvalsky photo – Pexels By Lore Wilbert Each of us carries our stories with us into the foyers of church, beneath our church clothes and Christian clichés. Perhaps beneath the exterior there is unspeakable suffering, trauma, pain, or confusion. Perhaps we were raised in abusive homes or were raped in college. Maybe we grew … Continue reading “The Neglected Need of People Coming to Your Church”

Nadine Shaabana photo – Unsplash By Joy Allmond What are some of the top reasons people never returned after visiting a church? We took to social media to crowdsource some answers to this question. There were several themes apparent through multiple similar responses. Others were hard to believe. Here are seven reasons people never returned … Continue reading “7 Surefire Ways to Repel Church Visitors”